List of countries by seafood consumption

World map of fish and seafood consumption

Historical development of seafood consumption

This list of countries by seafood consumption gives a comprehensive overview that ranks nations worldwide based on their annual seafood consumption per capita. Seafood includes fish and other important marine animals. While national meat consumption correlates strongly with indicators like GDP per capita, this correlation is less intense with seafood consumption. Seafood plays a vital role in some poorer states, serving as a significant source of protein and essential nutrients. ^[1] Please note that the data presented here is based on the most recently available information, and consumption patterns may evolve.

Seafood consumption by country

Countries (some territories like Hong Kong are also included) are ranked by the available per capita supply of fish and other seafood at the consumer level. It does not account for food loss and waste at the consumer level (like in gastronomy or in households). ^[2]

Countries by seafood consumption per capita

Rank	Country	Consumption in kg/person (2020)
1	Maldives	87.30
2	Iceland	84.30
3	Macau	70.26
4	Kiribati	69.22
5	Hong Kong	65.79
6	Portugal	59.36
7	Antigua and Barbuda	57.12
8	South Korea	54.66
9	Malaysia	53.33
10	Seychelles	52.89
11	Norway	50.57
12	Federated States of Micronesia	48.61
13	Japan	46.65
14	Cambodia	46.65
15	Myanmar	45.85
16	Nauru	44.75
17	Indonesia	44.71
18	Samoa	43.97
19	French Polynesia	43.95
20	Barbados	43.88
21	Saint Kitts and Nevis	43.35
22	China	40.33
23	Spain	40.30
24	Vietnam	39.84
25	Saint Lucia	34.44
26	France	33.64
27	Finland	33.52
28	Lithuania	31.89
29	Luxembourg	31.47
30	Sweden	31.34
31	Grenada	30.78
32	Taiwan	29.75
33	Italy	29.64
34	Oman	29.30
35	Fiji	28.89
36	Sri Lanka	28.57
37	Vanuatu	28.57
38	Thailand	28.48
39	Philippines	28.39
40	Solomon Islands	27.88
41	Gabon	27.86
42	Dominica	27.85
43	São Tomé and Príncipe	27.71
44	United Arab Emirates	27.02
45	Peru	26.83
46	Jamaica	26.42
47	Denmark	26.30
48	Bangladesh	26.27
49	Egypt	25.80
50	New Zealand	25.15
51	Latvia	24.87
52	Cyprus	24.86
53	Sierra Leone	24.70
54	Guyana	24.64
55	Israel	24.43
56	Ghana	24.08
57	Laos	24.01
58	Australia	23.94
59	Republic of the Congo	23.67
60	Gambia	23.64
61	Mauritius	23.51
62	Bahamas	23.42
63	New Caledonia	23.34
64	Ivory Coast	22.80
65	Belgium	22.75
66	Ireland	22.52
67	United States	22.45
68	Qatar	21.98
69	Russia	21.76
70	Trinidad and Tobago	21.75
71	Greece	21.54
72	Netherlands	21.48
73	Canada	20.65
74	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	20.59
75	Malta	19.57
76	Cameroon	19.18
77	Croatia	19.14
78	Bahrain	18.75
79	Morocco	18.48
80	United Kingdom	18.13 [a]
81	Costa Rica	17.85
82	Switzerland	16.03
83	Suriname	15.94
84	Montenegro	15.56
85	Benin	15.55
86	Comoros	15.44
87	Moldova	15.25
88	Uganda	14.77
89	Libya	14.73
90	Chile	14.63
91	Estonia	14.62
92	Austria	14.45
93	Mexico	13.95
94	Angola	13.90
95	Panama	13.74
96	Ukraine	13.70
97	Kuwait	13.69
98	Tunisia	13.65
99	Mozambique	13.46
100	Papua New Guinea	13.41
101	Belize	13.35
102	Slovenia	12.97
103	Zambia	12.68
104	Germany	12.66
105	Poland	12.27
106	Iran	12.14
107	Senegal	12.12
108	Namibia	12.11
109	Belarus	11.62
110	Togo	11.46
111	Saudi Arabia	11.35
112	North Korea	10.96
113	Czech Republic	10.64
114	Georgia	10.61
115	Lebanon	10.51
116	Cape Verde	10.31
117	Slovakia	10.21
118	Venezuela	10.18
119	Malawi	10.01
120	Guinea	9.65
121	Uruguay	9.26
122	Colombia	8.88
123	Mauritania	8.72
124	Albania	8.68
125	Burkina Faso	8.66
126	Dominican Republic	8.37
127	Ecuador	8.25
128	Romania	8.23
129	Mali	8.15
130	Brazil	8.06
131	Serbia	7.96
132	India	7.89
133	Bulgaria	7.33
134	Bhutan	7.31
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.19
136	Argentina	6.80
137	El Salvador	6.74
138	Nigeria	6.68
139	Central African Republic	6.66
140	South Africa	6.52
141	Chad	6.51
142	Timor-Leste	6.51
143	Nicaragua	6.50
144	Hungary	6.29
145	Tanzania	6.23
146	North Macedonia	6.13
147	Cuba	6.07
148	Armenia	5.79
149	Turkey	5.53
150	Haiti	5.03
151	Jordan	4.79
152	Rwanda	4.49
153	Paraguay	4.32
154	Liberia	4.27
155	Eswatini	4.21
156	Uzbekistan	4.02
157	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.02
158	Madagascar	3.89
159	Algeria	3.81
160	Nepal	3.49
161	Djibouti	3.19
162	South Sudan	3.08
163	Guatemala	3.07
164	Kenya	2.98
165	Iraq	2.92
166	Lesotho	2.85
167	Zimbabwe	2.82
168	Bolivia	2.74
169	Yemen	2.73
170	Kazakhstan	2.73
171	Turkmenistan	2.71
172	Burundi	2.53
173	Honduras	2.53
174	Botswana	2.39
175	Azerbaijan	2.01
176	Niger	1.85
177	Syria	1.84
178	Pakistan	1.58
179	Guinea-Bissau	1.14
180	Sudan	1.12
181	Kyrgyzstan	1.10
182	Tajikistan	0.66
183	Mongolia	0.57
184	Ethiopia	0.53
185	Afghanistan	0.36

Notes

1. Valued at about £1.8 million per year in 2018. ^[3]

References

1. "Fish and Overfishing". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
2. "Fish and seafood consumption per capita". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
3. Greenpeace (2018), A Recipe for Disaster: Supermarkets' Insatiable Appetite for Seafood, accessed on 1 October 2024